The list of Alberta by-elections includes every
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
held in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the
Legislative Assembly, although an imminent
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
may allow the vacancy to remain until the
dissolution of parliament
The dissolution of a legislative assembly is the mandatory simultaneous resignation of all of its members, in anticipation that a successive legislative assembly will reconvene later with possibly different members. In a democracy, the new assemb ...
. Until 1926 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These
Ministerial by-election
A ministerial by-election is a by-election to fill a vacancy triggered by the appointment of the sitting member of parliament (MP) as a minister in the cabinet. The requirement for new ministers to stand for re-election was introduced in the Hous ...
s were almost always uncontested.
30th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2019–present
29th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2015–2019
28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2012–2015
27th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2008–2012
26th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2004–2008
25th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 2001–2004
24th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1997–2001
23rd Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1993–1997
22nd Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1989–1993
21st Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1986–1989
20th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1982–1986
19th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1979–1982
18th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1975–1979
''no by-elections''
17th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1971–1975
16th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1967–1971
15th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1963–1967
14th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1959–1963
13th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1955–1959
12th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1952–1955
11th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1948–1952
10th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1944–1948
9th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1940–1944
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
8th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1935–1940
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
7th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1930–1935
6th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1926–1930
5th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1921–1926
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
4th Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1917–1921
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
3rd Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1913–1917
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
2nd Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1909–1913
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
*Patterson was elected with Conservative support and sat as a Conservative in the Legislature
1st Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905–1909
† Won by
acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts.
Voting Voice vot ...
See also
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List of federal by-elections in Canada
This is a list of by-elections in Canada since Confederation. The list includes Ministerial by-elections which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were ...
References
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